Senior Estimator

Overview

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $8 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors.

Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit  and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, You Tube, and Instagram.

The Role:

The Senior Estimator is responsible for the coordination of all project budgeting, including preparing quantity surveys, obtaining subcontractor pricing, reviewing historical cost data and ensuring compliance with scope of work, as well as offering construction feasibility and value engineering counsel. You must stay abreast of industry materials and labor pricing trends and developments to deliver accurate and timely estimates for preconstruction, hard bids, negotiated bids, value engineering, general conditions and systems studies and comparisons.

You must also provide administrative support to the Chief Estimator, engage in consistent communications with trade partners, maintain up-to-date records of bids, and manage the prequalification process for the hiring of trade partners.

Responsibilities:

• Clearly understand the complexity of the scope of work as shown on the construction documents
• Prepare detailed take offs of materials
• Prepare detailed labor estimates utilizing man-hours, crews and equipment
• Organize the material and labor information for pricing
• Solicit material prices from suppliers
• Prepare unit prices by "Building the Project in your Head."
• Verify and compare your unit prices or the price of a system with a subcontractor and previous similar estimates
• Understand the influence of market conditions on pricing

Subcontractor Solicitation & Selection:

• Prepare subcontractor list from S4 program, or manually
• Prepare Bid Invitations
• Prepare subcontractor bid packages including transmittals, drawings and specifications
• Follow up with subs regarding bidding and update the subcontractor list
• Prepare scope sheets for subcontractors, and review scope of work

Subcontractor Relationships & Feedback:

• Keep Subcontractors up to date with project information and addenda during the bidding process
• Prepare RFI's to the design team

Preconstruction Abilities:

• Prepare quantity take offs and subcontractor solicitation
• Prepare document lists and correspondence during pre-construction
• Preparing take off quantities of areas and counts of items

Hard Bid and Design Build Estimating:

• Procure drawings and specifications from architect or owner
• Date stamp all drawings and spec books
• Confirm SCCI is listed in all publications
• Confirm with architect/owner that all construction documents have been received and send documents to printer
• Put construction documents in plan room
• Create bid binder or bid box. Take off of items to be priced by SCCI. We should attempt to do a complete Control Estimate
• Attend site visits
• Read all assigned plans and specs completely
• Call to confirm local building permit rates
• Call the architect the day before the bid and confirm all addenda and supplemental information has been received
• Assist in the creation of bid packages for the subs

Turn Over Meetings:

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